Cowboy in Africa
Cowboy in Africa is an ABC television series produced in 1967–1968 by Ivan Tors and starring Chuck Connors. A 1966 television pilot turned into a movie and released to cinemas starring Hugh O'Brian as Jim Sinclair was called Africa Texas Style.[1]
| Cowboy in Africa | |
|---|---|
 Chuck Connors as Jim Sinclair, 1967 | |
| Created by | Ivan Tors Andy White |
| Starring | Chuck Connors Ronald Howard Gerald Edwards Tom Nardini |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Aaron Spelling |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 11, 1967 – April 1, 1968 |
Plot
Jim Sinclair (Chuck Connors) is hired by Commander Hayes (British actor Ronald Howard) to introduce modern methods to his game ranch in Kenya. He brings his helper and best friend, a Navajo Indian named John Henry. Together, they work at roping wildlife and building herds on the ranch. During the first episode, a ten-year-old African boy named Samson (played by Gerald Edwards) watches from afar and decides Jim would make a perfect father. Samson runs for a day and a half to the Hayes/Sinclair ranch and declares to Jim, the world's champion cowboy, that Jim would be his father. By the end of the first episode the boy and cowboy have adopted each other. Samson, John Henry, and Jim Sinclair become a family.
The series competed during its single season for the same time period as the programs Gunsmoke and The Monkees.
Cast
- Chuck Connors as Jim Sinclair
- Ronald Howard as Commander Hayes
- Tom Nardini as John Henry
- Gerald Edwards as Samson
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The New World" | Andrew Marton | TBA | September 11, 1967 |
| 2 | "Kifaru! Kifaru!" | Andrew Marton | Norman Katkov | September 18, 1967 |
| 3 | "Incident at Derati Wells" | Allen Reisner | Robert Sabaroff | September 25, 1967 |
| 4 | "What's an Elephant Mother to Do?" | Allen Reisner | Story by : Roswell Rogers Teleplay by : Ed Adamson & Roswell Rogers | October 2, 1967 |
| 5 | "Search for Survival" | Gene Nelson | Ed Adamson | October 9, 1967 |
| 6 | "Stone Age Safari" | Andrew Marton | Palmer Thompson | October 16, 1967 |
| 7 | "The Adopted One" | TBA | Andy Lewis | October 23, 1967 |
| 8 | "Fang and Claw" | Andrew McCullough | Penrod Smith | October 30, 1967 |
| 9 | "The Time of the Predator" | Andrew Marton | Roger H. Lewis | November 6, 1967 |
| 10 | "Lake Sinclair" | Jack Arnold | Story by : Norman Katkov Teleplay by : Ed Adamson & Norman Katkov | November 13, 1967 |
| 11 | "Tomorrow on the Wind" | Andrew McCullough | Story by : Samuel Roeca Teleplay by : Ed Adamson & Samuel Roeca | November 20, 1967 |
| 12 | "Little Boy Lost" | Jeffrey Hayden | Jay Simms | November 27, 1967 |
| 13 | "The Man Who Has Everything" | TBA | Ed Adamson & Palmer Thompson | December 4, 1967 |
| 14 | "To Build a Beginning" | TBA | Gordon T. Dawson | December 11, 1967 |
| 15 | "The Hesitant Hero" | TBA | Don Brinkley | December 18, 1967 |
| 16 | "African Rodeo: Part 1" | Alex March | Gordon T. Dawson | January 15, 1968 |
| 17 | "African Rodeo: Part 2" | Alex March | Gordon T. Dawson | January 22, 1968 |
| 18 | "First to Capture" | Paul Henreid | Gordon T. Dawson | January 29, 1968 |
| 19 | "The Red Hand of Michael O'Neill" | TBA | TBA | February 5, 1968 |
| 20 | "The Quiet Death" | Earl Bellamy | Ed Adamson | February 19, 1968 |
| 21 | "A Man of Value" | Earl Bellamy | John O'Dea & Jay Simms | February 26, 1968 |
| 22 | "Search and Destroy" | TBA | TBA | March 4, 1968 |
| 23 | "Work of Art" | Lawrence Dobkin | Frank L. Moss | March 11, 1968 |
| 24 | "John Henry's Eden" | Earl Bellamy | Ed Adamson | March 18, 1968 |
| 25 | "The Lions" | Lawrence Dobkin | Alan Caillou | March 25, 1968 |
| 26 | "The Kasubi Death" | TBA | Gordon T. Dawson | April 1, 1968 |
References
- The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 254. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
